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42 Courtyard Circle Unit: 26
42 Courtyard Circle Unit: 26, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
$769,900
42 Courtyard Circle Unit: 26, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
There is a difference between wanting less exterior maintenance and wanting less house.
42 Courtyard Circle makes that distinction particularly well. With 2,633 heated square feet, an oversized two-car garage, a dedicated home office and separate living space for guests, this Huntington Lake Villa has the space and function to work comfortably as a full-time home.
But its setting adds something else.
The villa sits along a smaller pond with a shaded, wooded backdrop beyond the water and no neighboring building on one side. The setting gives this end unit a sense of separation that you might not expect from attached villa living.
Everyday life can happen almost entirely downstairs, while two guest suites and an open loft give family and friends their own space upstairs.
It is a floor plan that lets you simplify without asking you to live smaller than you want to live.
Oak hardwood floors extend through the main living areas, and the two-story great room is anchored by a fireplace with custom built-ins. Rear windows and the screened porch draw the eye toward the pond and wooded backdrop beyond.
A dedicated home office near the front of the villa creates a separate place to work, read or handle the day-to-day without giving up a bedroom.
The outdoor spaces are one of 42 Courtyard Circle's strongest features. The screened porch opens from the great room and naturally extends the living space. The dining area connects to the grilling patio, where a gas line is already in place. The patio continues around the screened porch, creating distinct areas to sit, dine, and grill.
The main-level primary suite keeps everyday living downstairs. Upstairs, two guest suites each have a private bath, while an open loft provides flexible additional living space. A large climate-controlled storage room, generous closets, an under-stair pantry, and the oversized two-car garage provide the kind of storage that can be especially important when moving from a single-family home.
The kitchen and primary bath leave room for a future owner to make those spaces their own, but much of what gives 42 Courtyard Circle its appeal is already here: a highly functional floor plan, end-unit setting, substantial storage, useful outdoor living space and a pond and wooded backdrop that aren't going anywhere.
The roof was replaced in 2023. Other improvements include remote-controlled blinds across the rear windows, lighting updates and a gas line to the grilling patio.
Huntington Lake has developed its own identity within The Reserve, with a friendly residential atmosphere and private amenities specifically for Huntington Lake homeowners.
The neighborhood has its own private pool and owners' Amenity Center with fitness center. Huntington Lake is the only residential section within The Reserve with its own private pool inside The Reserve gates, and no separate club membership is required to use it. The pool is generally open April 1 through October 31.
The pool and Amenity Center also provide natural places for neighbors to cross paths, while homeowner gatherings and activities offer additional opportunities to become involved. Those activities may include monthly gatherings, water aerobics, exercise classes, holiday events, luncheons and volunteer committees. Participation is entirely up to you, but the opportunity for community is here.
For buyers considering 42 Courtyard Circle, that combination adds another dimension to ownership: you have amenities and opportunities to connect with neighbors right within Huntington Lake while remaining part of the larger Reserve community.
No. Under the current Huntington Lake Villas governing documents, a new purchaser of 42 Courtyard Circle does not acquire rental rights.
Limited grandfathered rental rights remain for certain owners who held title before the November 17, 2021 amendment, but those rights do not transfer to a new or different owner, except for the stated spousal exception.
For a buyer of 42 Courtyard Circle, the important point is simple: this villa cannot be purchased as a rental property under the current governing documents.
The exterior transformation of Huntington Lake Villas is underway, with buildings being repaired and repainted in an updated palette of greys and taupes.
Work on 42 Courtyard Circle is currently underway and is expected to be completed in early September 2026.
Before repainting, exterior components are reviewed and needed repairs to trim, siding and areas of wood rot are addressed as necessary. The broader Huntington Lake improvement program will continue into 2027.
The seller has paid the April 1, 2026 assessment installment of $3,425. Two scheduled installments remain:
· February 1, 2027 - $4,586
· March 1, 2028 - $4,586
Total remaining scheduled assessment: $9,172.
The transformation is underway. Watch for the big reveal - new photos of 42 Courtyard Circle are coming very soon.
Ownership at 42 Courtyard Circle includes three separate association layers. Keeping them separate makes the costs easier to understand.
The 2026 Huntington Lake Villas assessment for a two-car-garage villa is $640 per month.
The association handles a meaningful portion of exterior and neighborhood maintenance, including routine lawn and general landscape maintenance, pest control, termite coverage, exterior power washing and painting, roof replacement, gutter maintenance and pond maintenance. The assessment also includes cable and internet and supports Huntington Lake's private pool and owners' Amenity Center. Owners may personalize plantings immediately around their individual villas.
A $750 Huntington Lake capital contribution is payable by the buyer at closing.
Master property insurance is assessed separately from the monthly Huntington Lake Villas dues. For the May 15, 2026-May 15, 2027 coverage period, the amount attributable to 42 Courtyard Circle is $3,415.21.
Windows and doors: Replacement of the villa's windows and doors is the homeowner's responsibility.
Flood insurance: Flood insurance is not included in the Huntington Lake Villas master property policy. The current owner of 42 Courtyard Circle has chosen not to carry a separate flood insurance policy.
Huntington Lake Villas owners currently pay $219 per month to The Reserve. This assessment supports Reserve common-area and road maintenance, ponds, common-area landscaping, trash and recycling, and gated entry/access.
Reserve owners currently pay $49 per month for their deeded Litchfield by the Sea privileges.
At transfer, buyers make a $900 Beach Nourishment capital contribution. No beach nourishment project is currently underway or planned, and no nourishment project has been required to date. Instead, the contribution reflects long-term planning, building a reserve so funds are available should beach nourishment ever become necessary.
2025 property taxes: $3,119.30, based on primary-residence/Homestead treatment.
Ownership at 42 Courtyard Circle extends beyond Huntington Lake through deeded Litchfield by the Sea privileges.
Through Litchfield by the Sea, Reserve owners have private beach access, use of the owners' oceanfront clubhouse with deck/sundeck and restrooms, tennis and pickleball courts, walking trails, stocked ponds and access to the River Club pool. The Reserve and Litchfield by the Sea are separate gated communities, but these privileges are part of Reserve property ownership.
The River Club pool is part of the Litchfield by the Sea amenity package but is reached by car and is not located inside The Reserve or the oceanfront Litchfield by the Sea gates. Huntington Lake's own pool is the neighborhood pool available specifically to Huntington Lake Villas owners.
Golf and boating are optional.
The private Reserve Golf Club features a Greg Norman-designed course and is part of McConnell Golf. Membership is separate from property ownership. Qualifying memberships include reciprocal golf privileges at other McConnell Golf properties, subject to current membership category and club policies.
Harbor Club Marina is located on a protected cove off the Waccamaw River/Intracoastal Waterway and offers dry-stack storage, wet slips, a boat launch, fuel and other marina services. Boat storage and launch use do not require a Harbor Club Social Membership.
The result is flexibility: the beach is part of Reserve ownership, while golf and boating can be added according to the lifestyle you want.
One of the practical advantages of The Reserve is that much of everyday Pawleys Island is close by. From 42 Courtyard Circle, the beach, shopping, dining and some of the area's best-known attractions are all within an easy drive.
· Private beach access through Litchfield by the Sea - approximately 3 miles
· Pawleys Island/Litchfield shopping and dining - approximately 2 miles
· Kudzu Bakery - approximately 1.9 miles
· Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington Beach State Park - approximately 4.6 miles
· Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital - approximately 8.7 miles
· Historic Downtown Georgetown - approximately 16.6 miles
· Myrtle Beach International Airport - approximately 20.5 miles
And one bit of local insider knowledge before you go: if you stop at Kudzu for one of their bagged lunches, trade the chips for double cookies. And ask for the peach spins. Thank me later.
Buying in Huntington Lake Villas means understanding more than the villa itself. Buyers need to understand how the association works, what the fees cover, how Huntington Lake differs from other residential sections within The Reserve, and how The Reserve compares with other gated communities in Pawleys Island.
Through August 1, 2026, Mariah Johnson and Hampton Roberts have represented buyers and sellers in 22 closed transaction sides in Huntington Lake Villas. Across The Reserve, that experience extends to 80 closed transaction sides totaling more than $61 million, including single-family homes, villas and homesites.
Different sections of The Reserve offer different combinations of space, maintenance responsibilities, amenities and ownership costs. And sometimes the better comparison isn't another property within The Reserve at all, but a home or villa in another gated Pawleys Island community.
For buyers, our job is to help you understand those differences - not simply sell the property we're standing in.
That means helping you evaluate both 42 Courtyard Circle and the ownership that comes with it - and putting this property into the context of the larger Pawleys Island market.
If you're looking for lower-maintenance living but aren't ready to give up the space and function of a full-time home, 42 Courtyard Circle deserves a closer look.
Here, everyday living can remain on the main level, guests have their own space upstairs, and the office, garage, and storage solve some of the practical concerns that often come with downsizing. Outside, the screened porch and patio take advantage of a pond setting with woods beyond and no neighboring building on one side.
42 Courtyard Circle offers an opportunity to simplify the responsibilities of homeownership without necessarily changing how you live.
And ultimately, that's something a website can only tell you so much about. Come walk through the villa, step onto the screened porch and experience the setting for yourself.
Property and ownership information updated September 2026. HOA fees, insurance assessments, transfer charges, rules and other ownership information are subject to change. Private-club and marina membership pricing, availability and terms should be confirmed directly with the applicable organization. Current governing documents control if any summary conflicts with them.
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2,633 Sq.Ft. LIVING AREA
